From: The social and economic burden on family caregivers for older adults in the Czech Republic
Disease Type | Male | Female | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N | %a | N | %a | |
Alzheimer’s disease | 6 | 2.8% | 11 | 5.2% |
Asthma | – | – | 2 | 0.9% |
Bed-bound patients | – | – | 1 | 0.5% |
Blindness | – | – | 2 | 0.9% |
Cerebral palsy | 2 | 0.9% | – | – |
Coma | – | – | 2 | 0.9% |
Coronary artery disease | – | – | 3 | 1.4% |
Diabetes | 12 | 5.6% | 19 | 8.9% |
Down syndrome | 1 | 0.5% | – | – |
Epilepsy | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.9% |
Haematopoiesis disease | – | – | 1 | 0.5% |
Heart disease | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.4% |
Hypertension | – | – | 9 | 4.2% |
Limb amputation | 4 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.4% |
Limited mobility | 7 | 3.3% | 8 | 3.8% |
Limited self-sufficiency | – | – | 1 | 0.5% |
Liver cirrhosis | – | – | 2 | 0.9% |
Lung disease | – | – | 2 | 0.9% |
Mental disease | 1 | 0.5% | 5 | 2.3% |
Minor stroke | – | – | 1 | 0.5% |
Multiple sclerosis | 2 | 0.9% | 5 | 2.3% |
Old age | 14 | 6.6% | 5 | 2.3% |
Oncological diseases | 15 | 7.0% | 14 | 6.6% |
Parkinson’s disease | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.9% |
Senile dementia | 11 | 5.2% | 23 | 10.8% |
Severe multiple diseases | 1 | 0.5% | – | – |
Stroke | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
Tuberculosis | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% |